Fish Inventory Site FSH0212B50

Coordinates (dec. deg.): 60.95308°, -152.11965°
Legal Description: S010N016W16
Region: South Central

Datum: NAD83
Quad Name / ITM: Kenai D-6
AWC Stream #:
Stream Name: Blacksand Creek

Elevation: 137 m

Site Comments: None

Survey Date: Aug 10, 2002

Survey FSH02-12B50

Project Supervisor: Cecil Rich, Alaska Department of Fish and Game — Anchorage, AK
Observers: Cecil Rich, Sharon Delsack

Station Characteristics

Water Temperature: 4.8° C Conductivity: 10.0 μS/cm Stream Stage: Medium
Water Color: Clear Turbidity: Stream Gradient: 1.0%
Qualitative Velocity: Medium 48 hr. Precipitation/Runoff: Moderate
Substrates: Cobble, Gravel
Channel Dimensions:
  (OHW) (Wetted)
Stream Width: 10.3 m 7.7 m
Thalweg Depth: 0.19 m
Rosgen Channel Classification: (C3) Low gradient, meandering, point-bar, riffle/pool, alluvial channels with broad, well-defined floodplains.
Visit Comments: None

Vegetation Classification

Left Bank Right Bank
Distance
From
OHW(m)		 0-5
5-10
10-20
20-30

Fish Sampling Effort

Gear Type: Backpack Electrofisher (A)
EF Time(s): 321 Efficiency:
Channel Type:
Comments: Additional fish measured (mm): 40, 71, 40, 40, 40, 39, 41, 40, 39, 36, 36, 33, 38, 36, 38, 39, 38, 40.

Fish Observations

Species: juvenile/adult Dolly Varden Life History: Unknown
Total Fish Observed: 38 Fish Measured: 10 Passage Barrier:
Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 34 Max: 179 Mean: 121
Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Backpack Electrofisher (38)
Comments: Additional fish measured (mm): 40, 71, 40, 40, 40, 39, 41, 40, 39, 36, 36, 33, 38, 36, 38, 39, 38, 40.
 

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